Virgin Galactic’s Unity SpaceShipTwo returned to suborbital space on May 25 for a shakedown flight ahead of the start of commercial service in late June. Virgin...
As recently reported by Fast Company, JetZero, the Southern California aviation start-up, is rethinking the design of commercial passenger jetliners to fight climate change with its...
Legend Hobby is offering an impressive, very large, ARF version of the venerable L-19 Bird Dog for 70 to 120cc gas engines. It has a whopping...
We have run into Chris “Moe” Gleason at events all over, including Top Gun, Florida Jets, and Joe Nall. Chris is an outstanding pilot and builder...
A copper solder lug clipped and soldered to your gear leg will prevent the wheel from riding up the bend and becoming jammed. The advantage: lugs,...
I’ve been painting pilot figures for a number of years now, and have a fairly set pattern in painting them. But once upon a time I...
If you have an old brushed electric motor. .05 or smaller, in your parts bin and want to build a small model power system for a...
The One Eighth Air Force started this event more than 50 years ago, in 1972. It was the first large event in the country that catered...
As reported by Alexandrea Skores, Dallasnews.com, an aviation father’s dream was realized when his family created a museum in his memory using his enormous collection of...
When building a plane from plans, one of the first tasks is to make the ribs. For this task, I’m making 16 ribs for each wing...
At the May 1 unveiling of the new 5th-generation Turkish fighter, president Recep Tayyip Erdogan formally named the country’s indigenous TF-X fighter “Kaan”, a Turkish term...
The Stinson SR-5E Reliant is a beautiful example from a time in aviation when sharp looks were just as important as aerodynamics. Powered by a big...